Just finishing this one as well. It's my first game in this series (haven't even beaten any of the battle network games) but WOW, did this pack a punch.
At one point I was laughing at how corny the storyline could be, and at others I was downright crying (no shame). Without spoiling anything, it tells a powerful story of loneliness.
It was a little easy, which I don't mind. The encounter rate was a little too high for my taste, but from what I've played that just seems like a Battle Network/Star Force staple. One last nitpick: the save system. It was probably my fault, but sometimes I would get game overs, after not saving for a while, so I would lose a lot of progress. Make sure, if you play this, to save as often as you can.
Other than these minor nitpicks, this was a genuinely fun and engrossing experience, one that surprisingly affected me. I will definitely try the rest of the games in this series, as well as Battle Network.
(My save file reads 14 hours and 37 minutes, not accounting for time lost from game overs.)
At one point I was laughing at how corny the storyline could be, and at others I was downright crying (no shame). Without spoiling anything, it tells a powerful story of loneliness.
It was a little easy, which I don't mind. The encounter rate was a little too high for my taste, but from what I've played that just seems like a Battle Network/Star Force staple. One last nitpick: the save system. It was probably my fault, but sometimes I would get game overs, after not saving for a while, so I would lose a lot of progress. Make sure, if you play this, to save as often as you can.
Other than these minor nitpicks, this was a genuinely fun and engrossing experience, one that surprisingly affected me. I will definitely try the rest of the games in this series, as well as Battle Network.
(My save file reads 14 hours and 37 minutes, not accounting for time lost from game overs.)